- Alan Viani
Alan Viani was head of the Department of Research at DC37, the largest municipal union in
New York City , from 1973 to 1985. He was later involved with resolving the 2005 NYC transit strike.In 1965, Viani helped lead a strike by over eight thousand workers for the New York City Department of Welfare. The strike was largely successful, as it led to a clear statement of the rights of city employess to
collective bargaining . [http://www.sseu371.org/union/history/index.php] It also led to the appointment ofVictor Gotbaum as DC37's Executive Director. [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0030013224]Viani was later an assistant to DC37 Department of Research head
Daniel Nelson , and took over the position after Nelson's death in 1973. [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0030013224] He was DC37's lead negotiator in this role until 1985, when he joined the New York City Office of Collective Bargaining. [http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/wire/nyc-perb1223,0,659051.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines]In 1993, he retired to become a mediator and
arbitrator . [http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/wire/nyc-perb1223,0,659051.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines] In 2005, Viani was part of a three member mediation team that helped the two sides to resolve their differences in the 2005 New York transit strike. [http://www.nysun.com/pf.php?id=24891]
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